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In Memoriam - Archives

  • Joseph “Jo-Jo” L. Moore, who rose through the ranks to become chef, died on March 24, 2023. He was 84.
  • Kathleen Morrison, a teacher at ϳԹ's Greenberg Child Care Center, died August 5, 2004, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. She was 49.
  • Helen Axtell Mowry, professor emerita of biology, died August 21, 1994, in Kingston, Mass. She was 98.
  • Raymond Murphy, who served ϳԹ as an electrician until his retirement in 1997, died Sept. 1, 2021. He was 88.
  • Shirley Murphy '62, assistant professor emerita of business, died June 8, 2019. She was 89.
  • Edward J. Murray, supervisor of transportation and grounds from 1991 to 1998, died Feb. 22, 2006, at home. He was 69.
  • John Myers, former supervisor of the science machine shop at ϳԹ, died November 15, 2017, at Albany Medical Center, following a long struggle with cancer. He was 77.
  • Frank Nesbitt, who retired as a supervisor in Facilities Services, died on Dec. 9, 2022. He was 73.
  • Debra McBroom Nichols of Amsterdam, N.Y., longtime academic administrative assistant for the Health and Exercise Sciences and Dance departments, died Sunday, July 10, 2016. She was 60.
  • Anne Nisler, a longtime member of ϳԹ's housekeeping staff, died Sept. 8, 2013, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y. She was 93.
  • Helen E. O'Rourke, a longtime staff member of ϳԹ, died Feb. 18, 2017, at Saratoga Hospital. She was 79. 
  • Violet M. Oliver, a longtime member of the Housekeeping division, died Thursday, December 20, 2012. She was 87.
  • Madeleine Ortoleva, ϳԹ alumna and longtime professor of French at the College, died July 4, 2013. She was 89.
  • Charles Osborn, a sergeant in campus safety, died February 25, 2006. He was 53.
  • Anthony Otrembiak, a ϳԹ retiree, died February 1, 2005, at his home in Milton, N.Y.
  • Associate Professor of Psychology Emeritus Richard H. Page died peacefully on March 28, 2022. He was 89.
  • A prominent figure in the community and a personal friend to many, the former "First Lady" of ϳԹ passed away on January 24. In a recent interview, she discussed her love of ϳԹ and how she came to Saratoga Springs.
  • Months after retiring from ϳԹ in June 1987, Palamountain died at age 66 on Nov. 23, 1987, in Saratoga Springs, the result of a heart condition.
  • Judy Parks, who served ϳԹ for two decades until her retirement as payroll supervisor in 1997, died on April 28, 2024. She was 83.
  • Ann Page Perrino, a retiree from housekeeping, died June 7, 2004, in Greenfield Center, N.Y.